Vorhaltung
[ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaltʊŋ]
The verdict
“Vorhaltung” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Kritik am Verhalten gegenüber anderen
Corpus desk
Index DE-vorhaltung · Vorhaltung · German
Vorhaltung · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Vorhaltung |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaltʊŋ] |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Langschwanz-Rang von „Vorhaltung“ im Deutschen
Rare enough to double-check
Vorhaltung is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈfoːɐ̯ˌhaltʊŋ]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for Vorhaltung in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct German form is Vorhaltung, spelled V-O-R-H-A-L-T-U-N-G.
Definition
- 1Kritik am Verhalten gegenüber anderen
- 2Bereithaltung von etwas
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Vorhaltung appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
„Alle Vorhaltungen, Überzeugungsversuche und Bitten halfen nichts, der Doktor blieb unbeirrbar und lernte in seiner Freizeit seelenruhig Arabisch, Kisuaheli und Mandingo-Dialekte.“
„Er und ich, wir tun nichts anderes, als uns gegenseitig Vorhaltungen zu machen, wenn auch die Rollen nicht nach traditionellem Muster verteilt sind.“
Synonyms
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.